A practical, insightful exploration of natural spoken English based on 20 varied authentic extracts. Exploring Spoken English is a practical guide to the features of natural spoken English, designed for teachers and advanced learners of English for use in groups and for self-study. The material consists of 20 varied extracts of authentic spoken English drawn from the Cambridge University Press...

A practical, insightful exploration of natural spoken English based on 20 varied authentic extracts. Exploring Spoken English is a practical guide to ...

Language and Creativity has become established as a pivotal text for courses in English Language, Linguistics and Literacy.

Creativity in language has conventionally been regarded as the preserve of institutionalised discourses such as literature and advertising, and individual gifted minds. In this ground-breaking book, bestselling author Ronald Carter explores the idea that...

Language and Creativity has become established as a pivotal text for courses in English Language, Linguistics and Literacy.

How do we teach and learn vocabulary? How do words work in literary texts? In this book, Ronald Carter provides the necessary basis for the further study of modern English vocabulary with particular reference to linguistic descriptive frameworks and educational contexts. Vocabulary: Applied Linguistic Perspectives includes an introductory account of linguistic approaches to the analysis of the...

How do we teach and learn vocabulary? How do words work in literary texts? In this book, Ronald Carter provides the necessary basis for the further st...

In this text Ronald Carter addresses the discourse of English as a subject of teaching and learning. The topics investigated include: grammar; correctness and standard English; critical language awareness and literacy; language and creativity; the methodological integration of language and literature in the curriculum; discourse theory and textual interpretation. The work presents a collection of...

In this text Ronald Carter addresses the discourse of English as a subject of teaching and learning. The topics investigated include: grammar; correct...

This important book, with 32 chapters by leading figures in the field, is an up-to-date guide to the central areas of applied linguistics and language studies with particular reference to TESOL. It looks at the current state of TESOL as well as at what is likely to happen in the future.

This important book, with 32 chapters by leading figures in the field, is an up-to-date guide to the central areas of applied linguistics and language...

Language and Creativity has become established as a pivotal text for courses in English Language, Linguistics and Literacy.

Creativity in language has conventionally been regarded as the preserve of institutionalised discourses such as literature and advertising, and individual gifted minds. In this ground-breaking book, bestselling author Ronald Carter explores the idea that...

Language and Creativity has become established as a pivotal text for courses in English Language, Linguistics and Literacy.

This textbook is an addition to the Routledge Intertext series and offers students hands-on practical experience of textual analysis focused on speech and writing. Written in a clear, user-friendly style, it combines practical activities with texts, accompanied by commentaries and suggestions for further study. Aimed at A-Level and beginning undergraduate students, The Language of Speech and...

This textbook is an addition to the Routledge Intertext series and offers students hands-on practical experience of textual analysis focused on speech...

Just what is Standard English? Is it correct English? Should grammar be taught?The answers to such questions invariably provoke controversy. In this handy A to Z guide to language and literacy, Ronald Carter unpicks the meaning of key terms like proper English', real books', text', and discourse', and the ways in which concepts are used - and abused - by teachers, politicians, linguists,...

Just what is Standard English? Is it correct English? Should grammar be taught?The answers to such questions invariably provoke controversy. In th...

His Power-Not Mine is a practical guide to the child of God who is seeking to pursue the simplicity which is in Christ. You will find a fresh approach to winning life's daily battles in the power of the risen Christ, not in your own strength.

His Power-Not Mine is a practical guide to the child of God who is seeking to pursue the simplicity which is in Christ. You will find a fresh approach...

A major reference grammar offering comprehensive coverage of spoken and written English based on real everyday usage. With its clear, two part structure, this is a user-friendly book from the world's leading English grammar publisher. The accompanying CD-ROM (Windows only) makes Cambridge Grammar of English even more accessible with: - The whole book in handy, searchable format. - Audio...

A major reference grammar offering comprehensive coverage of spoken and written English based on real everyday usage. With its clear, two part structu...

The Penguin Guide to Literature in English: Britain and Ireland provides an illustrated introduction to the work of the most important writers and their historical background from the year 600 to the end of the 20th century. It covers the works of novelists, dramatists, and poets from Chaucer to Shakespeare, Austen to Dickens, James Joyce to Seamus Heaney, right through to modern-day...

The Penguin Guide to Literature in English: Britain and Ireland provides an illustrated introduction to the work of the most important writers ...

A major reference grammar offering comprehensive coverage of spoken and written English based on real everyday usage. The CD-ROM makes the Cambridge Grammar of English even more accessible with: The whole book in handy, searchable format. Audio recordings of all the examples from the book. Links to the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary online for instant definitions of new vocabulary."

A major reference grammar offering comprehensive coverage of spoken and written English based on real everyday usage. The CD-ROM makes the Cambridge G...

Wonder uses his knowledge of the street to get through college and to navigate his way through the Dynasty, a notorious Chicago housing project. By maintaining close ties to his childhood friends, Wonder finds that the balance of both words just may be possible.

Wonder uses his knowledge of the street to get through college and to navigate his way through the Dynasty, a notorious Chicago housing project. By ma...

This updated and expanded second edition of the wide-ranging and accessible Routledge History of Literature in English covers the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature with accompanying language notes exploring the inter-relationships between language and literature. Praised for its readability and narrative style it charts the principal features of literary language...

This updated and expanded second edition of the wide-ranging and accessible Routledge History of Literature in English covers the main developments in...